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Dennis Schroder will play for Germany in Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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Germany will be without Dennis Schroder in the Olympic Qualifiers. By Eurohoops team  / info@eurohoops.net Germany will compete in the Olympic Qualifiers minus its major superstar Dennis Schroder. The German Federation announced that the Los Angeles Lakers guard won’t participate in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament due to the “enormous insurance requirements that can’t be met” in light of the player’s free agent status. The announcement mentions that despite week-long efforts by both sides to guarantee that Schroder will have the necessary insurance coverage, an agreement wasn’t reached. The insurance fee was significantly higher…

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Giannis’ agent says intends to play in the Olympics

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By Johnny Askounis of eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net Giannis Antetokounmpo is hoping to represent Greece in the upcoming Olympic Games, his agent Giorgos Panou said on Friday. “His goal is to be at Tokyo,” his long-time agent mentioned in an interview to Greek public television, “Whenever he can be available and healthy, he will play for the National Team.” Greece holds a chance to book the trip to Tokyo through the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Victoria, Canada. The top-ranking country out of the six-team tournament will complete Group A of the Olympic tournament preliminary round…

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Panathinaikos and Oded Kattish officially part ways

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By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net Eurohoops reported earlier this month that coach Oded Kattash was unlikely to continue with Panathinaikos and the two sides have now officially parted ways, the club announced. “Odette was and remains one of our people, who honored the “clover” both as an athlete and as a coach with his character, dignity and personality. We thank him from the bottom of our hearts and wish him good luck in his life and career,” PAO’s announcement read. The favorite to replace Kattash is still Dimitris Priftis, however, the coach still has a contract…

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Tomas Satoransky and Jan Vesely headline Czech Republic national team

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From the Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net The Czech Republic national team will fight for a spot in the 2021 Olympic games through the qualifying tournament in Canada and coach Ronen Ginzburg has decided on the 12 players that he will count on. Tomas Satoransky and Jan Vesely lead the list which also includes the following names: Patrik Auda, Ondrej Balvin, Jaromir Bohacik, Lukas Palyza, Martin Peterka, Patrick Samoura, Blake Schilb, Ondrej Sehnal, Jakub Sirina, Tomas Vyoral. The squad will face Uruguay and Turkey in Group B while Greece, Canada, and China await in…

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Croatia and Lithania both get wins, Senegal and Germany cancelled

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From the Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net The national teams continue their preparations for the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments and two hosting teams in Croatia and Lithuania logged wins over Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Croatia got a 72-66 victory led by Ante Zizic who scored 18 points followed by Bojan Bogdanovic with 12 and Roko Leni Ukic with 11 points. Bogdanovic and Ukic dished out five assists each as well.

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June 22, NBA Playoff Recap: Payne and Ayton power Suns to 2-0 lead

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Who Got It Done Cameron Payne has career-high in Suns Game 2 win DeAndre Ayton continues his ascension before the eyes of the basketball world pt rb ast Cameron PaynePHO vs. LAC 29 1 9   2 stl , 2 blk Deandre AytonPHO vs. LAC 24 14 1   12-15 fg Reggie JacksonLAC @ PHO 19 5 3   2 stl Ivica ZubacLAC @ PHO 14 11 0 Paul GeorgeLAC @ PHO 26 6 6 Cameron JohnsonPHO vs. LAC 11 3 0 Luke KennardLAC @ PHO 10 2 2 Dario ŠarićPHO vs. LAC…

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Sixteen former FAMU tennis players named to MEAC all-time teams

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From Florida A&M Sports Information: Sixteen former Florida A&M University (FAMU) men’s and women’s tennis student-athletes were recently named to the all-time Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) 50th anniversary tennis teams.  Rochelle “Nikki” Houston, Rachel Harden, Donna Millington, Asia Muhammed and Rachel Pye were named to the women’s team.  Houston, who is the director of Tennis of the Rattler program, said it was truly special to be recognized as one of the best in conference history.  “I am truly honored to be on this list,” said Houston, who was a two-time…

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Guerschon Yabusele signing with Real Madrid

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By Chema de Lucas / info@eurohoops.net Real Madrid has reached a one-year deal with forward Guerschon Yabusele as Eurohoops sources inform and the deal is soon expected to be announced by the team. Yabusele, 25, spent the previous two seasons with ASVEL, posting an average of 11 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 25 minutes across 30 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague contests in the 2020-21 campaign. The French forward was selected with the 16th pick of the 2016 NBA draft. He appeared in 90 NBA games with the Boston Celtics between the 2017-18 and…

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NBA 2021Draft Lottery Odds

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The hope that fuels every NBA offseason will commence with Tuesday night’s NBA Draft Lottery. The new anti-tanking rules mean that at most, a team has only a 14% chance of snagging the number 1 pick. Probabilities of getting the #1 overall pick in tonight’s lottery Team. #1 Odds Percentage HOU 14.0 DET 14.0 ORL 14.0 OKC 12.5 CLE 10.5 MIN 9.0 TOR 7.5 CHI 6.0 SAC 4.5 NOP 3.0 CHO 2.0 SAS 1.5 IND 1.0 GSW 0.5 Other pick possibilities to track: Houston Rockets: If pick falls outside top…

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June 20, 2021 NBA Playoff Recap: Devin Booker with triple double, Hawks heading to conference finals

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Who Got It Done The ascension of Devin Booker continues to happen right before our eyes as he post a 40-point triple double Kevin Huerter 27 points was key in the Hawks’ game 7 win in Philadelphia Paul George dropped 34 in losing effort against Suns pt rb ast Devin BookerPHO vs. LAC 40 13 11   Triple-double Paul GeorgeLAC @ PHO 34 4 5   2 stl Kevin HuerterATL @ PHI 27 7 3 Deandre AytonPHO vs. LAC 20 9 2 Joel EmbiidPHI vs. ATL 31 11 3 John CollinsATL @…

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